Thermoglue vessel



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THERMOGLUE VESSEL Filed April 22, 1926 IN VENT OR Patentedv Apr., 5,1927.

1 Y,UNIrEDgys'rAT-Es n 1,623,763 PATENT OFFICEL? I ANGEL TovALrN, or MoN'rnREY, MEXICO.

f v THERMOGLUE VESSEL.

s Application flied April 22, 192e. serial No. iaerz.

This invention relates to vessels, particularly adapted to properlylheat glue, or the like, the invention having for an object theprovision of a' novel and improved vessel of this type.

For further comprehension of the invention, and "of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference willbe had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing,

and to the `appended claims in which the various novel features of theinvention are more particularly set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming a material part of thisdisclosure7 `Fig. l is a central vertical sectional view f of a vesselincorporating the principles of This chamber 1()a is provided with asuitable valve 11,allowing an opening thru which the air within thechamber may be exhausted tocform a vacuum chamber. The top'of the vessel10 being provided with an aperture 10c adapted to receive a gluecontainer 12, which rests on an adjustable support 13. having aplurality `of apertures 14: to receive a tool for turning purposes, anda central threaded aperture 13a, engaging a vertically. positioned studl5 fixed to thebottom of said vessel. Eyes 16 integral to the top of thevessel engage aqhandle 17 to facilitate the handling of the device, thevessel 10 being provided with water 18, or any other suitable similarmaterial.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, an improved form of an adjustablesupport for V the glue container 12 is provided. Rotatable vertical rcds20 have their upper ends projecting thru the vessel, and equipped withknurled heads 21, while the lower ends are formed with disc heads 22,rotatable in circular recesses in the bottom of the vessel, and properlyheld by closure straps 23 fastened to the vessel by screws 24. The rods2O are formed with threads 20a engaging threaded apertures in a Support25 on which the glue y container seats.`r

In operation the adjustable support is properly positioned to seat theglue container, the water being brought up to a tem perature suitable tohave the glue'in kthe i proper plastic condition, by means of eX- ternalheat. The rate of heat radiation from the water will be minimized due tothe vacuum chamber 10a surrounding `the water chamber, and the glue willretain its condition for a satisfactory length of time.

VVh-ile I have illustrated and described my i invention with some degreeof particularity, 'I realize that in practice various alterationstherein may be made, I therefore reserve the right and privilege ofchanging the form of the details of construction or otherwise alteringthe arrangement ofthe correlated parts without departing from the spiritor the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new` and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the classdescribed, an y outer container comprising an inwardly directed upperflange, said flange beingprovided with spaced openings, substantiallyvertical screw `threaded rods journaled in said spaced openingscomprising screw threaded lower portions, a support disposed in saidcontainer yand screw threaded on the `lowery portions of said rods,knobs on the upper ends of said rods, above said container for-rotatingthe former to adjustablyposition said support, and a removablecontainerdisposed in said outer container having side portions inengagement with the edge of said flange adapted to be raised and loweredby adjustment of said support t 2: In a device of the class described,an outer container adapted to retain a heating medium comprising acylindrical vessel` an inwardly directed flange disposed around theupper end of said vessel comprising an enlarged edge portion, rodsjournaled in open-y ings in said flange comprising .screw threaded lowerportions, a platform disposed in said outer container adj ustably sup#ported by said rods adapted to be raised and loweredy by rotationthereof, meanson the 'upper ends of said rods above said outer containerfor rotating the former to suitably position said platform, and an innercontainer supported by said platform adapted to be raised and loweredtherewith for suitably imrnersing said inner container in the heatingmedium in said outer container, the sides ofksaid inner centainer being'engaged by the enlarged edge of said flange.

3. In a device of the class described', un outer container comprising avacuum chaine ber and an inner chamber, a heating medium in said innerchamber, an adjustable platforin disposed in said inner chamber, meanscomprising rods ournaled` in said outer container and ext-endingtlierealnove for adjustably positioning Said platform, and an innercontainer adapted to rest upon said platform and to lie immersed to asuitable degree in said heating medium by adjustment of said platform.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

ANGEL TOVALIN.

